altercans
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of altercor (“I quarrel”).
Participle
altercāns m, f, n (genitive altercantis); third declension
- quarrelling, discussing, differing, disputing, wrangling, arguing
- (law) striving to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
- contending or struggling with
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia | ||
| Genitive | altercantis | altercantium | |||
| Dative | altercantī | altercantibus | |||
| Accusative | altercantem | altercāns | altercantēs, altercantīs | altercantia | |
| Ablative | altercante, altercantī1 | altercantibus | |||
| Vocative | altercāns | altercantēs | altercantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.